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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 14, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. 11. #15-3772 ROBERT MILLER, 60 SMITH AVENUE, VARIANCES — RESOLULTION NO. 6539 (continued) Oberpriller stated he is very familiar with the issues relating to the side setbacks and that they are sensitive to that. Oberpriller stated they tried not to over scale the house either from a side yard or encroachment point of view. Oberpriller stated they are not able to do anything about the current setbacks outside of tearing the existing structure down, which is not economically viable in this case. McMillan stated she understands the desire for a functional second story but the big question is the vertical massing and the impact that will have on the neighboring structures. Curtis displayed pictures of the property and neighboring lots. McMillan asked how this project will impact the neighbor's deck. Oberpriller noted the garage will be pulled forward and that the picture on the overhead was taken from the roof of the neighbor's house. Miller stated if the neighbors are on the deck, they would be looking at their home and not his residence. McMillan stated she cannot tell from the plan how the new roof and windows will impact the neighbors. Oberpriller stated they would be looking at the garage if they are on the deck. Oberpriller indicated they are proposing a gable roof to help limit the impact. McMillan stated she was attempting to visualize what the impact would be to the neighbors. Bonnett stated they were looking for ways it could be impacted and with fewer variances. Oberpriller stated they would not be able to see any of the windows. Oberpriller indicated the white triangle depicts the eave line. Walsh stated the second story would be going up ten feet. Oberpriller stated it is not their intent to cause any disruption to the neighbors and that they are trying to be sensitive to both neighbors' concerns. Oberpriller stated the Millers will not be able to look down onto the neighbor's deck and that the height of the structure would be approximately 30 to the peak of the roof. Walsh stated the ridge line is going from 21 to 30 feet. Levang asked whether there will be living space above the garage. Oberpriller indicated it will be storage space. Bonnett stated as long as their windows are not looking down at their windows, they would be fine with it, but that in his view there are other ways to do the project. Page 28 of 39